Ash receiver



Jan. 10, 1933.

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Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- SAMUEL W. HYAT'I, F CONNEBBVILLE, INDIANA,

ASSIGNOR, BY HESNE ASSIGN- HENTS, TO THE CORCORAN-BROWN LAIP COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO ASH RECEIVER Application filed January 24, 1980.. Serial 10. 488,982.

"This invention relates to an ash receiver.

The chief object of this invention is to pro 2 vide a relatively ornamental ash receiver that is readily operated to receive matches, cigar and cigarette butts and retain the same, as well as extinguish the same, by smothering if deposited in the receiver in a in condition.

he chief object of the invention consists in the formation of the receiver in two readily separable portions, one of which is centrally apertured, said aperture being normally closed by a cover, said cover being yieldingly supported u on a yoke or frame 111 turn supported by the portion having the aperture closed by said cover.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claims:

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a central sectional view of the ash receiver. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a modified form of a portion of the cover support.

Fig. 4 is a central sectional view thru a modified form of top construction.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of a still further modified form. In the drawing indicates the bottom of the body or bowl 11, the side thereof being turned inwardly as at 12, then upwardly as at 13, and finally inwardly as at 14. The successively ofi'set portions 12, 13 and 14 form a seat for the inturned edge 15 of the lower outer portion of the top 16, which has a centrally depressed portion 17 centrally apertured as at 18. A closure 19, preferably in the form of a partial sphere, has a'larger diametersee Fig. 1than the diameter of the central opening 18 so that when projectm upwardly therethrough, the opening 18 will be completely closed by the partially spherical cover 19.

A stem 20 passes through a central opening 21 in the cover 19 and is suitably secured by press-fitting, threading or the like to a finger engageable knob 22. The stem 20 is elongated and extends downwardly and projects an appreciable distance into the body or bowl 11. Concentric with said stem and having one end bearing upon the inner surface of the lighted or burnture 28.. Stem 20 partially spherical cover is a coil sprin i1 spring 23 has its opposite en bearing 'upon the lateral portion 24 of a U-shaped strap, the arms 25' of which extend upwardly and thence outwardly in reversely turned ends 26. The free ends 26 are seated in the groove 27 formed by the up- I wardly inturned end 15 of the top 16.

The stem 20 extends through aperture 28 in the centrall offset portion 29 of the midportion of t e strap, said strap or yoke midportion being offset by the portions 30 herein shown arallel to the arms 25. Said portions 30 are ut slightly spaced apart so that the same extend wlthin the coil spring 23 and normally center the latter.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 a plate or strap 21 is secured to transverse portion 24 of the U-shaped frame or yoke as at 32, and said strap or plate 31 is apertured as at 33 which aperture registers Wltll aperextends through both apertures and is provided with a suitable en largement or the like, such as a nut, or a pair of nuts if-ad'ustment is desired, but which in the present The body or bowl 1011 is substantially independent of the remainder and merely receives and seats the top. The top through the groove 27 secures the frame thereto. The

frame or yoke is formed of strap metal and the arms therefore are relatively movable towards and away from each other. If the two arms 25 be moved inwardly towards each other and at the same time moved axially so that the two adjacent curvatures roll u on each other, the frame may be readily detac ed from its groove seat and mountin and when it is detached the stem, cover an spring are removed with it from the top. The stem, cover and spring therefore may be assembled as a unit on the frame or yoke and the latter then mounted upon the top. Any desired finish may be applied to the several exposed portions, to wit, the bowl, top and cover.

In the form of the invention shown in Fi 3, transverse strap 31 is omitted and in this form, merely to illustrate the modification previously set forth, the stem is shown threadorm is shown as a cotter key 34.

cotter key anchorage. In this type of construction it will be noted that nothing projects below the frame or yoke.

In a modified form illustrated in Fig. 4, the same top and cover construction is employed and the parts are numbered identically. In this form of the invention the head portion 122 is formed by upsetting in the like, a stud portion 120, a stud portion 120 is apertured transversely as at 133 and extending through the same is the transverse portion 123 of a spring construction including a pair of substantially parallel anchoring portions 124 which extend upwardly as at 125 and thence outwardly and downwardly as at 126. Each of the aforesaid portions has an arcuate and oppositely directed extension 127 that is seatable in the groove formed in the outer edge of the top. Depression of the head portion 122 permits ashes, matches and the like to pass through the aperture in the top and be received by the bowl portion of the receptacle.

Although Fig. 4 is a simplification of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, it is not the simplest form. The simplest form of the invention is shown in Fig. 5 wherein the same top'is employed and is similarly numbered. The closure in this instance 219 is not centrally apertured but the central portion is formed as at 222 in the shape of a knob. The normal cover receptacle included edge of the cover is turned upwardly as at 221 to form a groove that receives the annular portion 223 of a spiral spring having the intermediate connecting coils 22 1 and a substantially annular outer coil 227 receivable by the groove in the top. The normal portion of the spring is that shown by the dotted lines and indicated at 230. The full of the spring indicate the nortion thereof when the closure and the top are associated together. The dotted lines of the closure indicated at 240 and the intermediate dotted spring portions illustrate the open position of the closure.

It will be recognized that in this form of the invention, as well as that shown in Fig. 4, consists of a closure normally urged by a spring into aperture closing position for the cover or top and the spring is detachably incurred in a groove formed in the outer cover or top so that the top and the closure together with the spring mounting is removable as a unit from the bowl, the bowl and top having a friction engagement.

The invention claimed is:

1. An ash receiver including a bowl having a top supporting seat adjacent its upper edge, a top seatable upon said bowl seat an including an inwardly directed depressed portion with a central aperture, a dished closure having a greater projected outline than the aperture outline and normally extending partially through the aperture for closing the same, a closure supporting construction solely supported by the top and including a centrally positioned closure supporting portion and a plurality of upwardly directed arms each terminating in a downwardly directed end, said top having a flange providing an inturned groove forming ortion for receiving and seating the ends, an means connected to the closure supporting construction and closure for operating the closure.

2. An ash receiver including a bowl having a top supporting seat adjacent its upper edge, a top seatable upon said bowl and having an inwardly directed depressed portion with a central aperture, a single dished closure having a greater projected outline than the aperture outline and normally extending partially through the aperture for closing the same, a closure supporting construction solely supported by the top and fully enclosed within a chamber formed by the closure, the top and the bowl when associated together and normally constraining the closure toward aperture closing, and a manual operable member operatively connected to the supporting construction for depression of the closure in opposition to the constraint for aperture exposure.

3. An ash receiver including a bowl having a top supporting seat adjacent its upper edge, a top seatable upon said bowl and having an inwardly directed depressed portion with a central aperture, a single dished closure having a greater projected outline than the aperture outline and normally extending partially through the aperture for closing the same, a closure supporting construction solely supported by the top and fully enclosed within a chamber formed by the closure, the top and the bowl when associated together and normally constraining the closure toward aperture closing, and a manual operable member operatively connected to the closure supporting construction for depression of the closure in opposition to the constraint for aperture exposure, said top having an inwardly and upwardly directed flange forming an inner groove adjacent the seatable portion of said top, said closure supporting construction including means seatable in said groove.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

SAMUEL W. HYATT. 

